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Fun with Hershey's Chocolate Almond Spread from Crowdtap

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I received a container of   Hershey's Spreads (Chocolate with Almond)  from  Crowdtap .  We had a small family gathering of 7 people. We had  Bartlett pears and Red Delicious apples with the Chocolate Almond Spread. We also made Chocolate-Almond Banana Frozen Puddings. Yum! We had six bananas, about half of the jar of spread, and a snack size of chocolate pudding in the blender. It was messy, but quite yummy. Hey.... I'm not a food stylist... I'm a DIY-er. Needless to say, the Chocolate Almond Spread was great, down to the finger-licking leftover bits!

DIY BB Cream from Samples and a Repurposed Container

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I was doing some cleaning and organizing this weekend in my makeup area, and I found a BB Cream Sample from  Pond's Luminous Finish BB Cream (Light) ,  Urban Decay's Naked Skin Beauty Balm Broad Spectrum SPF 20  and  Boscia's BB Cream Light Broad Spectrum SPF27 . I also had a partial tube of  Garnier BB Cream Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector .  I also just finished a tube of  Philosophy's Miracle Worker Dark Spot Corrector . I had a "brainstorm" moment.... instead of throwing out the used up (airtight) tube, how about I repurpose it for my BB creams? I used a pair of vise grips, and grasped down on the bottle where the top joins the rest of the bottle. I applied just enough pressure to remove the applicator (top) off the bottle. Then, I used a pair of tweezers to depress the floating bottom of the tube, and I cleaned out the tube. I depressed the nozzle, to make sure no product was left behind. Then, I emptied the s